Simple log shim

logger.js

// Create an instance of winston using our settings file determined by NODE_ENV

var winston = require( 'winston' ),
    settings = ( process.env.NODE_ENV === 'production' )
        ? require( '../settings.json' ).production.logger
        : require( '../settings.json' ).development.logger

var transports = [];

if( settings.console ) {
    transports.push(new (winston.transports.Console)());
}

if( settings.file ) {
    transports.push(new (winston.transports.File)({ filename: settings.file }));
}

var logger = new (winston.Logger)({
    transports: transports
});

module.exports = logger;